Sociology and social work

Changing marital and family patterns: a test of the post-modern perspective

Article Abstract:

A post-modernist evaluation of census data and results from the 1972-1994 editions of the National Opinion Research Center's General Social Survey revealed significant changes in family and marital structures in the US. A decline in the single standard for family organization was observed for the period. Corresponding with the decline was the growing acceptance of diverse patterns of family organization. Furthermore, an increase in the diversity of marital structures was noted along with changes in attitudes toward diverse family forms and marriages and mate selection.

Author: Jacques, Jeffrey M.

Publisher:University of California PressPublication Name:Sociological PerspectivesSubject:Sociology and social workISSN:0731-1214Year:1998

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Marriage, Family and Loneliness: a cross-national study

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A cross-national study was undertaken to determine how marital and parental status relate to loneliness. Single individuals were found to have higher levels of loneliness compared to married individuals. Marriage was also found to relate to a lower level of loneliness compared to cohabitation. Furthermore, marriage was observed to lower loneliness to a greater degree in men than in women. With regard to parental status, a weaker inverse relationship was noted between adult loneliness and the quality of parent-child relations.

Author: Stack, Steven

Publisher:University of California PressPublication Name:Sociological PerspectivesSubject:Sociology and social workISSN:0731-1214Year:1998

Implications of status exchange in intermarriage for Hawaiians and their sovereignty movement

Article Abstract:

The rate of outmarriage among ethnic groups in Hawaii is higher that that on mainland US, further diluting Hawaiian identity. Moreover, Hawaiians with higher socioeconomic status are more likely to marry into high-status groups, such as Caucasians and Asians. On the other hand, Hawaiians who choose a mate within their own group tend to have a lower-status spouse. It is argued that this trend has serious implications for future generations of Hawaiians and the Hawaiian Sovereignty Movement.

Author: Heaton, Tim B., Fu, Xuanning

Publisher:University of California PressPublication Name:Sociological PerspectivesSubject:Sociology and social workISSN:0731-1214Year:1999